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Halloween in Ravenna 2016Various locations Dates: from 28/10/2016 to 01/11/2016. In addition, the event takes place on 22/10/2016

The most skeptical of you may have not put up with it yet, but Halloween is one of the most involving festivities of the past few years. Maybe it's its Goth allure, maybe the horror parades and walks or the fancy dress parties, but this ancient Celtic tradition is getting more and more popular in Italy and has gained a special place among the autumn events.

Several are the events dedicated to Halloween in Ravenna: the city is preparing for the scariest night of the year with a rich programme of parties, concerts, reading sessions, labs and much more in the name of terror.

Among the scheduled events, an Instagram contest“Keep Calm and Take a Picture with the Zombies!” in partnership with Mirabilandia. On Friday 28 October from 9pm until midnight an army of monsters and zombies will haunt the darkest corners of the city centre. Only the bravest photographers may try to get close to them and to take a picture, but don't forget to share them on Instagram with the official tag #HalloweenRavenna. The top five scariest pics will receive two free tickets for Mirabilandia to be used on the long Halloween weekend.

TERROR FOR ADULTS

From October 28 to November 1Guided tour “Passeggiate tra mistero e delitto” (A walk between mystery and murder)Meeting and payment point: IAT Ravenna - Piazza San Francesco, 7Time: 7pm and 9pm (please always show up 15 minutes earlier). Max. number of participants: 25. Upon availability, a guided tour will be organized at 8pm.Guided tours to discover the mysterious side of Ravenna in its hidden symbols and murdersReservation and price:free for people accommodating in Ravenna and surroundings (reservation is possible also via hotel's reception). For the other participants: 6€ per person; free for children until 10. No entry fee to access the monuments is required.Reservation is mandatory upon availability (max. 25 participants - priority will be given to people accommodating in Ravenna and surroundings): +39 0544 35404 / 482838

From Wednesday 26 to Monday 1 OctoberGialloLunaNeroNotteSeveral venues of the city"Lo sport fa male, a volte uccide" (Sport hurts, sometimes kills) is the title of the new GialloLuna NeroNotte, the Italian noir and thriller Literary Festival at its 14th edition.

From Thursday 27 October to Tuesday 1 NovemberRavenna Nightmare Film Fest 2016Palace of Congresses - Largo Firenze 1Ravenna celebrates Halloween with a brand new edition of Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival, the most important meeting in Italy for horror and fantasy cinema. An entire week of previews and special events that will turn the city into Italian capital of horror cinema.

Saturday, 22 and Sunday 23 October and from Saturday, 29 October to Tuesday,1 November Mirabilandia Halloween & Horror FestivalParco della Standiana - Statale Statale 16 Adriatica Km.162During the day pumpkins, little monsters and clumsy witches will entertain the entire family, but at night, after twilight, in selected areas of the park hungry zombies will invade Mirabilandia for the scariest event of the year!

For this event, a special bus line service (Linea 176) will operate from Piazza Caduti per la Libertà (Ravenna) towards Mirabilandia. Further info on Start Romagna!

GOOSEBUMPS FOR CHILDREN

Monday 31 OctoberArcheo Halloween - Pomona all'Antico Porto di Classe• 4pmAncient Port of Classe - Via Marabina 7Let's play in team to discover the ancient origins of Halloween and celebrate together the end of summer and the beginning of a new thrilling winter!Ticket: 6€ per child. Reservation in advance is mandatory: 0544 32512 - 478100.In case of bad weather the event will be cancelled.

• Witch party | 4.30pmPuppet show for children 3+.Labs, installations, dinner, cinema workshop will follow. Possibility to stay for a sleep-over for a night that will make you shiver.Tickets: (show + workshop) adults 7€; 5€ children over 3 years old; 20€ Family Tickets.

• GialloLuna for children | 8pmScary reading sessions during Halloween night: the traditional event (in the name of thrill) for children and their families. The event will begin at 8pm with a pizza dinner, and after the reading sessione the bravest children will have the chance to stay for the night, including breakfast the following morning.Tariffes: 15€ (pizza, film lab, overnight stay, breakfast) 10€ (film lab, overnight stay, breakfast).Curated by Teatro del Drago in partnership with GialloLunaNeroNotte and Ravenna Nightmare Fest. Info e prenotazioni: +39 392 6664211 (Booking required for who will participate in the second part of the party) or info@teatrodeldrago.it

From Saturday 29 October to Tuesday 1 NovemberGuided tours of Unesco Heritage Sites of the Diocese of RavennaBasilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Basilica of San VitaleMeeting and payment point: IAT Ravenna - Piazza San Francesco, 7Time: 10.30am (please show up 15' earlier)

A guided tour to show some of the most representative mosaics of the city of Ravenna: in San Vitale the imperial couple of Byzantium, Justinian and Theodora with their courts; in Galla Placidia, the starred blue sky; in Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, the processions of the Virgins and the Saints.Price: 6€ per person; free for children until 10; 18€ FAMILY TICKET (2 adults + 2 children aged 11-17). The price does not cover the admission ticket to the monuments, which are accessible with a cumulative ticket* valid for 7 days (including also Neonian Baptistery, Archiepiscopal Museum and Chapel).* To be purchased at the Tourist Information Office at a reduced price: 8,50€, free for children until 10 and residents of Ravenna (with ID).

Tuesday 1 NovemberCommemoration concert for All Souls' DayL. Cherubiin - Requiem in do minore for choir and orchestraBasilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo - Via di RomaTime: 8.15pmCoro Polifonico di Santo Spirito di Ferrara and Orchestra da Camera di Ravenna. Director Paolo Manetti.Price: 15€; 7€ for young people 15-26; free for accompanied minors until 14. Tickets to be purchased on the evening of the concert.

PAST EVENTS

PREVIEW

Saturday 22 October DYLAN DOG DAYPalace of Congresses - Largo Firenze 1An important tribute to Tiziano Sclavi and the 30th anniversary of the publishing of his comic Dylan Dog.

• Dylan Dog – Trent’anni d’indagini dell’incubo| 10amOpening of the exhibit with original tables and reproductions.

• Nessuno siam perfetti | 8.30pmFilm by Giancarlo Soldi: a vivid documentary on the world of Tiziano Sclavi, mysterious and introverted author. With the presence of Giancarlo Soldi, director, and Massimo Perissinotto, cinema critic.

• Dellamorte Dellamore | 10pmFilm by Michele Soavi, cinema adaptation of Sclavi's novel of the same name. Screening at the presence of Michele Soavi, director, and Massimo Perissinotto, critic.In partnership with Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest.